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Sunday 10 March 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Brown wins Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Río Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 March 2013 · Scott Brown’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · seepuertorico.com
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/23°C · wind 6 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 5.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 4.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/23°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Fabián Gómez ARG · 269Led by one on the 18th tee but hit a poor 3-iron into a bunker, blasted over the green into another bunker and missed a 15-foot par putt for a 71 Scott Brown wins in Puerto Rico (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Jordan Spieth USA · 269The 19-year-old, on a sponsor exemption, closed with 67 to tie for second, one shot back Scott Brown wins in Puerto Rico (Associated Press, via ESPN)
132 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Grand Reserve Golf Club, Río Grande, Puerto Rico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Brown
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 March 2013
I've been playing golf since I was four or five years old, and obviously growing up in Augusta, Georgia, I was probably 500 yards from the front gate.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 March 2013
I was trying to keep my hands from shaking off the putter.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 March 2013
Next time I get in this position it will be different for sure.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Brown | 68 · 63 · 67 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Jordan Spieth | 69 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Fabián Gómez | 69 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 269 | −19 |
| T4 | Justin Bolli | 67 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Brian Stuard | 67 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Andres Romero | 65 · 65 · 75 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Peter Uihlein | 67 · 65 · 72 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T8 | D.J. Trahan | 72 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | David Hearn | 68 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Boo Weekley | 71 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1983-05-22, Augusta, Georgia; USA; turned pro 2006; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 291 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet